Ok, I know I was going to stay on topic with future blog posts, but this one is just too long for my Tumblr Blog (I keep those short and sweet).
I just finished reading this BuzzFeed Blog Post and as a Michigander via relocation I loved it. I do think that there are more 'facts' and so I have put together 26 'facts' to add to Ahmed Ali Akbar's 37. So, here are Professor Kim D's 26 additional Michigan 'Facts' that prove Michigan is the Greatest State.
2) - 5 AZA accredited Zoos - Binder Park Zoo, Children's Zoo at Celebration Square, Detroit Zoo, John Ball Zoo and Potter Park Zoological Gardens
3) - Coneys - in Detroit you can easily compare Lafayette Coney Island and American Coney Island as they are right next door to each other and everyone has their own favorite.
4) - Michigan is the Ice Dance Capital of the world. At the 2014 Winter Olympics 7 of the top 10 finishers trained in Michigan. This included Canada's 2010 Gold & 2014 Silver Medalists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and of course Michigan natives and 2010 Silver and 2014 gold Medalists MERYL DAVIS and CHARLIE WHITE.
5) - Kid Rock
6) - Bob Seger
7) - Jack White
8) - Jeff Daniels
9) - Tim Allen
10) - Timothy Busfield (who is married to Melissa Gilbert and they live in Howell, MI)
11) - Mitch Albom - A transplant like me.
12) - Belle Isle
13) - Michigan has more than 11,000 inland lakes and more than 36,000 miles of streams. You are never more than 6 miles from one of them.
14) - Anywhere in Michigan, you are within 85 miles of one of the Great Lakes.
15) - World's largest cement plant - Alpena, Michigan
16) - World's largest limestone quarry - Rogers City, Michigan
18) - While the Magic Museum is in Marshall Michigan, Colon Michigan boasts being "The Magic Capital of the World" with Abbott's Magic Company located there. www.abbottmagic.com
19) - The Detroit Zoo was the first zoo in America to feature cageless, open-exhibits that allowed the animals more freedom to roam.
20) - Michigan is the only place in the world with a floating post office. The
J.W. Westcott II is the only boat in the world that delivers mail to
ships while they are still underway. They have been operating for 125
years.
21) - Indian River, Michigan is the home of the largest crucifix in the world. It is called the Cross in the Woods.
22) - Michigan has more shoreline than any other state except Alaska.
23) - Michigan has the longest freshwater shoreline in the world.
I'm sure there are more, but that is what I came up with for today.
